Irish sperm banks overwhelmed by festival fans

Europe's men have shown too much, er, gusto in response to a new initiative offering music festival tickets in exchange for sperm donations. As we reported yesterday, SpermForTickets.com was seeking healthy, fertile fellows to help bolster Ireland's dwindling sperm banks. In exchange for donations, fertility clinics would send out tickets to the European music festival of the donator's choice.

Alas, it appears that the Irish did not expect a deluge of interest. The programme was swamped with applications and was forced to close its metaphorical doors.

"Applications for donation packs have far exceed [sic] the expectations," reads an "URGENT UPDATE" at the website. "Our clients are calling a halt to the invitation to apply for packs, and will review the results of the scheme to decide on how to proceed. ... If the clinic decide to proceed with the mail system after examining the results of the pilot scheme, all people who applied for donation packs will be contacted."

They further promise to keep everyone's privacy in mind, which is a relief.